James Leeper JOHNSON

(1818-1877)

JOHNSON, James Leeper, a
Representative from Kentucky; born near Smithland, Livingston
County, Ky., October 30, 1818; attended private schools; moved to
Owensboro, Ky., in 1836; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1841 and commenced practice in Owensboro; member of the State house
of representatives in 1844; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first
Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); was nominated for
reelection in 1850 but declined to accept; resumed the practice of
law in Owensboro and also engaged in agricultural pursuits;
appointed judge of the Daviess County circuit court May 4, 1867,
and served until September 2 of that year; died in Owensboro, Ky.,
February 12, 1877; interment in Elmwood Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present